Recording apparatus

ABSTRACT

An ink jet printer is a multifunctional recording apparatus in which a scanner unit is coupled to a recording unit in a rotationally movable manner. The scanner unit includes a protrusion. A carriage, the protrusion, and a rotational movement shaft of the scanner unit are arranged in this order from the unit front side to the unit rear side in the unit depth direction.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present invention relates to a recording apparatus including arecording unit and a scanner unit that is provided at the upper side ofthe recording unit and is moved rotationally so as to open and close theupper side of the recording unit.

2. Related Art

In recent years, recording apparatuses called complex machines thatinclude a recording unit and a scanner unit integrally, in particular,ink jet complex machines among them, have been spread widely. Thescanner unit includes a reading unit and the reading unit is guided inthe scanning direction by a guide rail.

As for configuration layout, the scanner unit is provided with aprotrusion projecting from a bottom surface and the guide rail isarranged in the protrusion in some cases. Employing the configuration,the thickness of the overall scanner unit can be reduced and thedimension of the overall ink jet complex machine in the apparatus heightdirection can be reduced. JP-A-2012-107393 discloses an ink jet complexmachine including such protrusion.

Recently, the ink jet complex machine is required to be reduced in sizefurther. In particular, the ink jet complex machine is required to bereduced in height significantly (dimension thereof in the apparatusheight direction is required to be reduced). On the other hand, sincethe scanner unit includes the reading unit, it is required to havehigher resistance to vibration and impact.

SUMMARY

An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to provide amultifunctional recording apparatus which is capable of being reduced inheight and is configured in view of resistance to vibration and impact.

A recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the inventionincludes a recording unit that includes a recording head for performingrecording, and a scanner unit that is provided at an upper side of therecording unit and is moved rotationally so as to open and close theupper side of the recording unit. In the recording apparatus, therecording unit includes a carriage that is movable in a scanningdirection of the recording head, and a medium accommodation portion forfeeding a medium from a bottom portion, the scanner unit includes aprotrusion that projects from a bottom surface, and the carriage, theprotrusion, a rotational movement shaft of the scanner unit are arrangedin this order from a unit front side to a unit rear side in a depthdirection of the recording unit and the scanner unit, that is, adirection intersecting with the scanning direction of the recording headand the reading unit.

According to the aspect of the invention, first of all, the protrusionof the scanner unit and the carriage are arranged so as to be shifted inthe unit depth direction. Therefore, the protrusion and the carriage arenot required to be arranged in a superimposed manner. This makes itpossible to reduce the apparatus in height in comparison with aconfiguration in which the protrusion and the carriage are arranged inthe superimposed manner.

A recording apparatus according to a second aspect of the inventionincludes a recording unit that includes a recording head for performingrecording, and a scanner unit that is provided at an upper side of therecording unit and is moved rotationally so as to open and close theupper side of the recording unit. In the recording apparatus, therecording unit includes a carriage that is movable in a scanningdirection of the recording head and an inverse roller that inverts amedium on a unit rear portion in a depth direction, the scanner unitincludes a protrusion that projects from a bottom surface, and thecarriage, the protrusion, a rotational movement shaft of the scannerunit are arranged in this order from a unit front side to a unit rearside in the depth direction of the recording unit and the scanner unit,that is, a direction intersecting with the scanning direction of therecording head and the reading unit.

According to the aspect of the invention, first of all, the protrusionof the scanner unit and the carriage are arranged so as to be deviatedin the unit depth direction. Therefore, the protrusion and the carriageare not required to be arranged in a superimposed manner. This makes itpossible to reduce the apparatus in height in comparison with aconfiguration in which the protrusion and the carriage are arranged inthe superimposed manner.

In the recording apparatus according to a third aspect of the invention,it is preferable that the protrusion be arranged at a side of therotational movement shaft relative to a center position of the scannerunit in the depth direction.

Next, a guide portion for guiding the reading unit is arranged on theprotrusion. Therefore, a weight tends to be increased at the position ofthe protrusion and a gravity center position of the scanner unit tendsto be closer to the position of the protrusion. However, the protrusionis arranged at the side of the rotational movement shaft of the scannerunit relative to the center position of the scanner unit in the unitdepth direction. Therefore, the movement amount of the protrusion withthe rotational movement of the scanner unit, that is, the movementamount of the gravity center position of the scanner unit can besuppressed to be small.

This makes it possible to suppress impact and vibration when the scannerunit is opened and closed and move the scanner unit rotationally with aweak force. As described above, according to the aspect of theinvention, a multifunctional recording apparatus that is capable ofbeing reduced in height and is configured in view of resistance tovibration and impact can be obtained.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the recordingapparatus according to the first and second aspects of the invention, itis preferable that the carriage and the protrusion be overlapped in aheight direction of the recording unit and the scanner unit.

According to the aspect of the invention, the carriage and theprotrusion are overlapped in the unit height direction. This makes itpossible to reduce the apparatus in height in comparison with aconfiguration in which the carriage and the protrusion are arranged inthe superimposed manner.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the recording apparatusaccording to the first or second aspect of the invention, it ispreferable that the recording unit include an inverse roller thatinverts a medium on a unit rear portion in the depth direction, and theprotrusion and the inverse roller be arranged so as to be shifted in thedepth direction.

The inverse roller that inverts the medium has a large diameter bynature in many cases and requires a large occupying space in theapparatus. According to the aspect of the invention, the protrusion andthe inverse roller are arranged so as to be shifted in the depthdirection. Therefore, the protrusion and the inverse roller are notrequired to be arranged in a superimposed manner. This makes it possibleto reduce the apparatus in height in comparison with a configuration inwhich the protrusion and the inverse roller are arranged in thesuperimposed manner.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in the recording apparatusaccording to the first or second aspect of the invention, it ispreferable that the recording unit include an inverse unit that invertsthe medium on a unit rear portion in the depth direction in a detachablemanner, and the protrusion be overlapped with a part of the inverse unitin a height direction.

According to the aspect of the invention, the protrusion is overlappedwith a part of the inverse unit in a height direction. This makes itpossible to reduce the apparatus in height in comparison with aconfiguration in which the protrusion and the inverse unit are arrangedin the superimposed manner.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the recordingapparatus according to the first to fourth aspects of the invention, itis preferable that a guide portion for guiding the reading unit and ascanner motor portion for driving the reading unit be formed on a partof the protrusion, and the scanner motor portion be arranged on a recessat an upper portion of the recording unit in a state where the scannerunit is closed.

According to an eighth aspect of the invention, it is preferable that atransportation path of the medium from an outer circumferential surfaceof the inverse roller to the recording head be linear.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like numbers reference like elements.

FIG. 1 is an outer perspective view illustrating a printer according tothe invention.

FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a papertransportation path of the printer according to the invention.

FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating the papertransportation path of the printer according to the invention.

FIG. 4 is an outer perspective view illustrating the printer accordingto the invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating a scanner unit constituting theprinter according to the invention.

FIG. 6 is an outer perspective view illustrating the printer accordingto the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention is described based on thedrawings. The invention is not limited to the embodiment as will bedescribed below and various variations can be made within the scope ofthe invention as described in the scope of the invention. Hereinafter,the embodiment of the invention is described under the assumption thatthese variations are also encompassed in the scope of the invention.

FIG. 1, FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 are outer perspective views illustrating anink jet printer (hereinafter, referred to as “printer”) 1 as anembodiment of a “recording apparatus” according to the invention. FIG. 1and FIG. 4 are views illustrating the printer 1 when seen from the frontside. FIG. 6 is a view illustrating the printer when seen from the rearside. FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are side cross-sectional views illustrating apaper transportation path of the printer 1. Further, FIG. 5 is a planview illustrating a scanner unit 3. FIG. 4 illustrates a state where thescanner unit 3 is opened, FIG. 5 illustrates a state where a documentcover 4 of the scanner unit 3 is opened, and FIG. 6 illustrates a statewhere an inverse unit 9 is detached from the printer 1.

It is to be noted that in an x-y-z coordinate system as illustrated inFIG. 1 to FIG. 6, the x direction indicates the width direction of theapparatus (unit), the y direction indicates the depth direction of theapparatus (unit), and the z direction indicates the height direction ofthe apparatus (unit). The side at which an operation panel 5 is providedcorresponds to the front side of the apparatus (unit) and the sideopposite thereto corresponds to the rear side of the apparatus (unit) inthe y direction as the unit depth direction. In the respective drawings,constituent components of the printer 1 are omitted appropriately.

Hereinafter, the overall configuration of the printer 1 is outlinedfirst. The printer 1 includes the scanner unit 3 in a rotationallymovable manner on the upper side of a recording unit 2 that performs inkjet recording onto recording paper as an example of a medium. That is tosay, the printer 1 is configured as an ink jet complex machine having ascanner function in addition to an ink jet recording function.

The scanner unit 3 is coupled to the recording unit 2 through arotational movement shaft 40 (FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 6) in a rotationallymovable manner. The scanner unit 3 is moved rotationally so as to be ina close state (FIG. 1) and an open state (FIG. 4).

An upper cover 4 on the scanner unit 3 is a cover that can be opened andclosed. If the cover 4 is opened, a document table 39 (FIG. 2, FIG. 3,FIG. 5) of the scanner unit 3 is exposed.

The reference numeral 5 on the front surface of the apparatus indicatesthe operation panel constituted by including a power supply button,operation buttons for performing various print settings and executingrecording, a display unit on which print setting contents and preview ofa print image are displayed, and the like. The aperture panel 5 isconfigured so as to be tilted and can be adjusted to an angle at which auser can operate the operation panel 5 easily. It is to be noted that anopening angle of the operation panel 5 is kept by an angle keeping unit(not illustrated) and the angle is kept even when an external force inthe closing direction is applied to the operation panel 5 for operatingbuttons.

A reference numeral 36 on the front surface of the apparatus indicates acover that is provided on a lower-stage tray 35 and can be opened andclosed. FIG. 1 illustrates a state where the cover 36 is closed. FIG. 2and FIG. 3 illustrate a state where the cover 36 is opened. If the cover36 is opened, the lower-stage tray 35 as a medium accommodation portion,an upper-stage tray 37, and a discharged paper receiving tray 8 can beexposed. In this state, detachment and attachment operations of thelower-stage tray 35 and the upper-stage tray 37 and a sliding operationof the discharged paper receiving tray 8 can be executed.

The discharged paper receiving tray 8 is provided so as to be displacedbetween an accommodated position (FIG. 1) and a projecting position(FIG. 2, FIG. 3) in a sliding manner by a motor (not illustrated). Atthe accommodated position, the discharged paper receiving tray 8 isaccommodated in the recording unit 2. At the projecting position, thedischarged paper receiving tray 8 projects to the front side of therecording unit 2. When the discharged paper receiving tray 8 is locatedat the projecting position at which it projects to the front side of therecording unit 2, the discharged paper receiving tray 8 can receiverecording paper on which recording has been performed and discharged.

The lower-stage tray 35 and the upper-stage tray 37 provided at theupper side of the lower-stage tray 35 can accommodate a plurality ofpieces of recording paper and can be attached to the recording unit 2 ina detachable manner. The above-mentioned cover 36 is provided on thelower-stage tray 35 in a rotationally movable manner.

Subsequently, a reference numeral 6 on the upper rear portion of therecording unit 2 indicates a manual feed cover that can be opened andclosed. If the manual feed cover 6 is opened, paper feeding of recordingpaper can be performed by manual feeding by using a manual feed tray 7(FIG. 2, FIG. 3).

Subsequently, the paper transportation path of the printer 1 isdescribed with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 mainly. The printer 1according to the embodiment includes the lower-stage tray 35 and theupper-stage tray 37 on the bottom portion of the apparatus. The printer1 feeds recording paper from the lower-stage tray 35 or the upper-stagetray 37 one by one.

The upper-stage tray 37 is provided so as to be displaced between afeedable position (FIG. 2) and a retreat position (FIG. 3) in a slidingmanner. The upper-stage tray 37 is configured so as to be displacedbetween the feedable position and the retreat position when receiving adriving force of a motor (not illustrated).

In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, paper accommodated in the lower-stage tray 35 isindicated by a reference symbol P1 and paper accommodated in theupper-stage tray 37 is indicated by a reference symbol P2 (hereinafter,paper is referred to as “paper P” unless they are required to bedistinguished particularly).

A feeding roller (also referred to as pickup roller) 10 that is drivenrotationally by a motor (not illustrated) is provided on a swing member11 that swings about a rotational movement shaft 12. In a state wherethe upper-stage tray 37 slides to the front-most side of the apparatus(right side in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3: drawing direction side of theupper-stage tray 37), that is, when the upper-stage tray 37 is at theretreat position (FIG. 3), the feeding roller 10 rotates while makingcontact with uppermost paper P1 accommodated in the lower-stage tray 35so as to feed out the uppermost paper P1 from the lower-stage tray 35.

Further, when the upper-stage tray 37 slides to the rear-most side ofthe apparatus (left side in FIG. 2: attachment direction side of theupper-stage tray 37 and paper feed-out direction side) to be located atan abutment position (state in FIG. 2), that is, at a position that iscapable of paper-feeding of the upper-stage tray 37, the feeding roller10 rotates while making contact with uppermost paper P2 accommodated inthe upper-stage tray 37 so as to feed out the uppermost paper P2 fromthe upper-stage tray 37. It is to be noted that a dashed line in FIG. 2indicates a passage trajectory of the paper P2 fed out from theupper-stage tray 37.

A separation inclined surface 14 is provided at a position opposed tofront ends of the lower-stage tray 35 and the upper-stage tray 37. Thepaper P to be fed out from the lower-stage tray 35 or the upper-stagetray 37 advances to the downstream side while the front end of the paperP makes contact with the separation inclined surface 14. With this, theuppermost paper P to be fed and pieces of subsequent paper P areseparated.

An inverse roller 17 that is driven rotationally by a motor (notillustrated) is provided at the downstream side of the separationinclined surface 14. The paper P is bent and inverted by the inverseroller 17 to advance to the apparatus front side. It is to be noted thatreference numerals 18, 19, 20, and 21 indicate driven rollers that canbe driven rotationally. The paper P fed out from at least each tray isnipped by the driven roller 19 and the inverse roller 17 and nipped bythe driven roller 20 and the inverse roller 17 again so as to be fed tothe downstream side.

A transportation driving roller 24 and a transportation driven roller 25are provided at the downstream side of the inverse roller 17. Thetransportation driving roller 24 is driven rotationally by a motor (notillustrated). The transportation driven roller 25 is driven rotationallywhile making contact with the transportation driving roller 24. Thepaper P is fed to the lower side of a recording head 30 by theserollers.

Subsequently, the recording head 30 that discharges ink is provided on abottom portion of a carriage 29. The recording head 30 constitutes arecording unit that performs recording. The carriage 29 is driven so asto reciprocate in the scanning direction of the recording head 30 (xdirection: front-rear direction of the paper plane of FIG. 2) by a motor(not illustrated). In this case, the carriage 29 is driven so as toreciprocate while being guided (supported) by a first guide plate 22provided at a rear portion and a second guide plate 23 provided at afront portion.

A support member 28 is provided at a position opposed to the recordinghead 30. The support member 28 defines a space between the paper P andthe recording head 30. A discharge unit including a discharge drivingroller 31 and a discharge driven roller 32 is provided at the downstreamside of the support member 28. The discharge driving roller 31 is drivenrotationally by a motor (not illustrated). The discharge driven roller32 is driven rotationally while making contact with the dischargedriving roller 31. The paper P on which recording has been performed bythe recording head 30 is discharged to the above-mentioned dischargedpaper receiving tray 8 by these rollers.

The recording unit 2 includes an inverse unit 9 on a rear portion of theapparatus in a detachable manner. The inverse unit 9 is a unit bodyincluding the inverse roller 17 and the driven rollers 18 to 21. Theinverse unit 9 is configured so as to be attached to and detachedthrough an opening 2 a (FIG. 6) on a rear portion of the apparatus. Withthis, when paper jam occurs on the paper transportation path, jammedpaper can be detached easily by detaching the paper inverse unit 9.

Further, the recording unit 2 can execute recording on the rear surface(second surface) of paper P in the following manner. That is, therecording unit 2 back-feeds and transports the paper P on whichrecording has been performed on the front surface thereof to the inverseroller 17 without discharging the paper P, so that the paper P is bentand inverted by the inverse roller 17. Then, the recording unit 2 canexecute recording on the rear surface. A dashed line indicated by areference symbol Pt in FIG. 3 indicates a passage trajectory of thepaper to be bent and inverted.

Subsequently, the configuration of the scanner unit 3 is described. Thescanner unit 3 is coupled to the recording unit 2 through the rotationalmovement shaft 40 (FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 6) in a rotationally movablemanner. If the scanner unit 3 is moved rotationally, an upper portion ofthe recording unit 2 is opened and closed. In the state where thescanner unit 3 is opened, a user can access the inner portion of therecording unit 2. In this state, a user can perform an exchangeoperation of an ink cartridge (not illustrated) mounted on the carriage29 and paper jam processing, for example.

The scanner unit 3 is provided with a reading unit 43 that scans alongthe x direction as the same direction as the scanning direction of therecording head 30. The reading unit 43 is constituted by mounting animage sensor such as a contact image sensor (CIS) and a charge coupleddevice (CCD) thereon.

The reading unit 43 has a shape elongated in the y direction. Thereading unit 43 moves in the x direction by being guided by a guide rail42 as a guide portion extended in the x direction while receiving adriving force from a driving source (not illustrated). It is to be notedthat a reference numeral 44 on the reading unit 43 indicates ato-be-guided portion that makes contact with the guide rail 42 in asliding manner. Further, a reference numeral 46 indicates a drivenroller that is driven rotationally while making contact with an innerbottom portion of the scanner unit 3. The posture in parallel of thereading unit 43 with the document table 39 is kept by the to-be-guidedportion 44 and the driven roller 46.

A protrusion 41 extending in the x direction is provided on a bottomsurface 45 of the scanner unit 3 so as to project to the side of therecording unit 2 from the bottom surface 45. The protrusion 41 is aprotrusion for arranging the guide rail 42. An occupation region of theprotrusion 41 in the unit depth direction (y direction) is formed by aninclined surface 41 a facing a travelling region of the carriage 29 anda perpendicular surface 41 b facing the inverse unit 9.

In the configuration of the printer 1 as described above, a referencesymbol A1 in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 indicates an occupation region of thecarriage 29 in the unit depth direction (y direction). A referencesymbol A2 indicates an occupation region of the protrusion 41. Further,a reference symbol A3 indicates an occupation region of the inverseroller 17.

As illustrated in the drawings, in the printer 1 according to theembodiment, the carriage 29, the protrusion 41, the rotational movementshaft 40 of the scanner unit 3 are arranged in this order from the unitfront side (right side in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) to the unit rear side (leftside in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) in the unit depth direction. The protrusion41 is arranged at the side of the rotational movement shaft 40 relativeto a center position (position Yc (y1=y2) in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) of thescanner unit 3 in the unit depth direction.

That is to say, the protrusion 41 of the scanner unit 3 and the carriage29 are arranged so as to be shifted in the unit depth direction.Therefore, the protrusion 41 and the carriage 29 are not required to bearranged in a superimposed manner. Accordingly, the carriage 29 and theprotrusion 41 can be overlapped with each other in the height direction(z direction). Therefore, according to the embodiment, the apparatus canbe reduced in height in comparison with a configuration in which theprotrusion 41 and the carriage 29 are arranged in the superimposedmanner.

Next, the guide rail 42 for guiding the reading unit 43 is arranged onthe protrusion 41. Therefore, a gravity center position of the scannerunit 3 is made closer to the position of the protrusion 41 in the unitdepth direction. Further, the protrusion 41 is arranged at the side ofthe rotational movement shaft 40 relative to the center position Yc ofthe scanner unit 3 in the unit depth direction. Therefore, a movementamount of the protrusion 41 with the rotational movement of the scannerunit 3, that is, a movement amount of the gravity center position of thescanner unit 3 can be suppressed to be small.

This makes it possible to suppress impact and vibration when the scannerunit 3 is opened and closed and move the scanner unit 3 rotationallywith a weak force. As described above, with the printer 1 according tothe embodiment, a multifunctional ink jet recording apparatus that canbe reduced in height and is configured in view of resistance tovibration and impact can be obtained.

The printer 1 includes the inverse unit 9 on the rear portion of theapparatus in a detachable manner as described above. As is obvious fromFIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the protrusion 41 and the inverse roller 17 arearranged so as to be shifted in the unit depth direction. Therefore, theprotrusion 41 and the inverse roller 17 are not required to be arrangedin a superimposed manner and can be overlapped in the height direction.This makes it possible to reduce the apparatus in height in comparisonwith a configuration in which the protrusion 41 and the inverse roller17 are arranged in the superimposed manner.

Further, in the embodiment, the protrusion 41 is overlapped on a part ofthe inverse unit 9 in the height direction. This makes it possible toreduce the apparatus in height in comparison with a configuration inwhich the protrusion 41 and the inverse unit 9 are arranged in thesuperimposed manner.

The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-152155,filed Jun. 6, 2012 is expressly incorporated by reference herein.

What is claimed is:
 1. A recording apparatus comprising: a recordingunit that includes a recording head for performing recording, and ascanner unit that is provided at an upper side of the recording unit andis moved rotationally so as to open and close the upper side of therecording unit, wherein the recording unit includes a carriage that ismovable in a scanning direction of the recording head, and a mediumaccommodation portion that accommodates a medium for feeding the mediumfrom a bottom portion, the scanner unit includes a protrusion thatprojects from a bottom surface, and the carriage, the protrusion, arotational movement shaft of the scanner unit are arranged in this orderfrom a unit front side to a unit rear side in a depth direction of therecording unit and the scanner unit, that is, a direction intersectingwith the scanning direction of the recording head and the reading unit.2. A recording apparatus comprising: a recording unit that includes arecording head for performing recording, and a scanner unit that isprovided at an upper side of the recording unit and is movedrotationally so as to open and close the upper side of the recordingunit, wherein the recording unit includes a carriage that is movable ina scanning direction of the recording head and an inverse roller thatinverts a medium on a unit rear portion in a depth direction, thescanner unit includes a protrusion that projects from a bottom surface,and the carriage, the protrusion, a rotational movement shaft of thescanner unit are arranged in this order from a unit front side to a unitrear side in the depth direction of the recording unit and the scannerunit, that is, a direction intersecting with the scanning direction ofthe recording head and the reading unit.
 3. The recording apparatusaccording to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is arranged at a side ofthe rotational movement shaft relative to a center position of thescanner unit in the depth direction.
 4. The recording apparatusaccording to claim 2, wherein the protrusion is arranged at a side ofthe rotational movement shaft relative to a center position of thescanner unit in the depth direction.
 5. The recording apparatusaccording to claim 3, wherein the carriage and the protrusion areoverlapped in a height direction of the recording unit and the scannerunit.
 6. The recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein thecarriage and the protrusion are overlapped in a height direction of therecording unit and the scanner unit.
 7. The recording apparatusaccording to claim 2, wherein the protrusion and the inverse roller arearranged so as to be shifted in the depth direction.
 8. The recordingapparatus according to claim 7, wherein the recording unit includes aninverse unit that inverts the medium on a unit rear portion in the depthdirection in a detachable manner, and the protrusion is overlapped witha part of the inverse unit in a height direction.
 9. The recordingapparatus according to claim 1, wherein a guide portion for guiding thereading unit and a scanner motor portion for driving the reading unitare formed on a part of the protrusion, and the scanner motor portion isarranged on a recess at an upper portion of the recording unit in astate where the scanner unit is closed.
 10. The recording apparatusaccording to claim 2, wherein a guide portion for guiding the readingunit and a scanner motor portion for driving the reading unit are formedon a part of the protrusion, and the scanner motor portion is arrangedon a recess at an upper portion of the recording unit in a state wherethe scanner unit is closed.
 11. The recording apparatus according toclaim 2, wherein a transportation path of the medium from the recordinghead to an outer circumferential surface of the inverse roller is linearwhen the medium does the reversing transportation.